Genetic Literacy Project
Viewpoint: EPA’s new overseer of ‘scientific integrity’: The blind leading the blind
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. If you needed to ...
From anti-GMO to pro-science: ‘A Layman’s Guide to GMOs’
In this week’s newsletter feature, Genetic Literacy Project guest contributor Fourat Janabi, author of The Lowdown on GMOs: According to ...
The future of ancient DNA–Can we remake extinct species?
The study of ancient DNA has come a long way in recent years, forcing scientists to rethink much of human ...
FDA action against 23andMe reveals importance of communication in regulatory process
The FDA’s halt of 23andMe’s DNA test kits has raised ethical and legal questions. But as new details emerge, it ...
First Americans were Europeans. Sort of. It’s complicated.
Native Americans, who have a significant amount of East Asian genes, are thought to have first traveled to America from ...
FDA halt of 23andMe test kit could stall progress in personal genomics
This week, the FDA ordered genetic testing company 23andMe to stop selling its personalized DNA test kits. How will this ...
The first GMO (Hint: Human’s best friend)
Are dogs the earliest examples of GMOs? While the conventional definition of a genetically modified organism is the lab insertion ...
Friends of Earth, Arctic Apples spar over whether McDonald’s might sell GM apples
Friends of the Earth claimed that food companies 'rejected' GM apples, but what's the real story? ...
Center for Food Safety urges FDA to exclude GMOs from definition of ‘natural’
Anti-GMO activists are using any means they can to influence labeling laws, including slamming food manufacturers with class action lawsuits ...
Do the benefits of synthetic biology outweigh the risks?
In 2010, scientists created the world’s first synthetic life form. With this staggering achievement came the inevitable ethical and philosophical ...
Ugly glare on Union of Concerned Scientists, Consumers Union, journalists as RNA-GMO danger link disintegrates
The Union of Concerned Scientists, Consumers Union and other prominent anti-GMO journalists are silent after several reputable science publications severely ...
Sale of progressive climate change data darling to ‘Monsatan’ stirs enviro fears
The Climate Corporation, a small, farmer-centered company has been acquired by seed and agriculture giant Monsanto. David Friedberg, CEO of ...
Are we headed for universal genome screening at birth?
Nearly all of the 4 million babies born every year in the United States undergo newborn screening for genetic disease ...
Kaua’i anti-GMO ‘Witch Trials’ continue, as Mayor faces death threats for bill veto
After years of debate and controversy, the Kauai Council passed the anti-GMO, anti-pesticide Bill 2491 last month. But last week, ...
Genetic modification may help tobacco find new life as health savior and biofuels source
For decades, tobacco has been maligned as a source of diseases. But in recent years, scientists using genetic modification have ...
Should there be more marijuana genome projects?
The momentum for legalizing marijuana in the United States has been picking up steam in recent years, with nearly half ...
Viewpoint: Junk science attacks on important products and technologies diminish us all
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. As far back as 1995, ...
Gene testing revolution: Disease prediction results skyrocket for whole genome and whole exome sequencing
New research suggests that focusing on the protein-coding region of our DNA that makes up about 1.5 percent of each ...
Michael Pollan as GMO ‘denialist’ dupes credulous New York Times
As one of the world’s most influential journalists, Michael Pollan has the ability to shape public opinion. But by twisting ...
Opponents of GM crops like Golden Rice are ‘wicked’, says UK Environment Secretary, setting off tempest
UK Environmental Secretary's harsh words against anti-GMO activists starts a firestorm of discussion, renewing the debate over Golden Rice ...
Engineered mice show jet lag could become a thing of the past
Scientists have discovered a genetic mechanism that regulates the effects of jet lag. While a cure for the disorder is ...
Diamonds in the junkyard of noncoding DNA? About humped bladdeworts and being human
Genes comprise only about two percent of the human genome. The other 98% is noncoding DNA, often referred to as ...
Organics versus GMO: Why the debate?
There is a global consensus on the safety of GMOs. Yet, anti-GMO activists and proponents of organic crops are fighting ...
Unless blocked by GMO opponents, biotechnology could save the American Chestnut
A team of researchers at SUNY-ESF have developed the first American chestnut tree that is resistant to the devastating blight ...
Viewpoint: Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods deserves a warning label of its own
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Washington State is about ...
Myriad attempt to block expansion of breast cancer screening tests hinges on ethical, legal questions
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that genes could not be patented, opening the door for companies to offer alternatives ...
With 2000+ global studies affirming safety, GM foods among most analyzed subjects in science
Anti-GMO activists can no longer claim that there is no independent research of GMOs. There are now more than 2,000 ...
Ashkenazi Jewish women descended mostly from Italian converts, new study asserts
A new paper in Nature Communications recharges a debate regarding the ancestry of Ashkenazi Jews, tracing maternal lineages back to ...
